Australian Open

Where Stars Are Born
The 2014 Australian Open marked the 103rd staging of the event. In recent years, the Australian Open has often provided the platform for unheralded players to emerge with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2008), Marcos Baghdatis (2006), Rainer Schuettler (2003) and Arnaud Clement (2001) among the surprise finalists. In 2014, Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal to win his first Grand Slam title. A year later, Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to win five Australian Open titles.

Who Played

Facts & Figures

Murray Denied Again - Andy Murray finished runner-up at the Australian Open for the fourth time. It was the third time he had lost to Djokovic in the Melbourne final. He dropped to a 2-6 record in major finals.

Stan's Reign Ends - Stan Wawrinka saw his title defence end in the semi-finals as he was beaten in five sets by Novak Djokovic. It was the third year in a row that Wawrinka and Djokovic had played a five-set epic.

Federer Thwarted - Roger Federer saw his bid for five Australian Open titles end in the third round as he was stunned by Italian Andreas Seppi. The Swiss has a 75-12 record at Melbourne Park.

Draws & Order of Play

Djokovic Makes HistoryWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to win five Australian Open titles on Sunday. The Serb is just one title short of Australian legend Roy Emerson, the great champion of 1961, 1963-67. Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0 for the third time in a final at Melbourne Park.